President: Jim Wells 541-660-1964 / Vice President: Charlie Price 541-659-5252/ Treasurer: Glenn Dean 541-471-7016 / Show Chair: Kathy Simmons 541-592-6609 / Secretary: PaulPauliot/Newsletter: Joy Westberg

Cruising News July/August 2021

Hello fellow Club members. We are just days away from our annual Fabulous 50's Charity Car Show. I want to thank all of you who have worked so hard to make the show possible. We were delayed in getting started, due to COVID, but many of you stepped up and acted as needed. It looks like this year’s show is going to be a great success. I'm sure all three of our selected charities appreciate your efforts as well. After the Show, we will again focus on Club business (choosing a new Club logo and upgrading our website). Thank you for your patience with these projects. I look forward to seeing many of you at next month’s annual picnic at Steve Helvik's house. Best, Jim ______RVCC’s Fabulous 50’s Charity Car Show and “Back to the 50s” events . . . a full week of fun! Although our Club’s Fabulous 50’s show on July 24 is the cornerstone of the week’s activities, following are other events scheduled that week: – “Dancing Through the Decades” Sock Hop: Wednesday, July 21, 6 to 9 pm at the Fruitdale Grange, 1440 Parkdale Avenue, Grants Pass. For more information, contact 541-474-3353 –Sidewalk Sales and Restaurants Specials: Downtown Grants Pass, July 21 through the 24th – Fabulous 50s Pre-Show: Friday, July 23. Downtown Grants Pass in the Growers Market parking lot on F Street between 4th and 5th Streets. 7 am to 2 pm. This is our Club’s event. Offers pre-registration for our July 24th show, as well as music and Fabulous 50s t-shirts available for sale. – Back to the 50s Pie and Ice Cream Social: Friday, July 23, 4 to 7 pm, Schmidt House Barn and Bandstand, 508 SW 5th Street, at the corner of 5th and J Streets. Pie, ice cream, music and more. $5 admission. Presented by the Josephine County Historical Society. For more information, visit www.jocohistorical.org or call 541-479-7827. – Show & Shine on the Parkway: Friday, July 23, 6 to 9 pm, Parkway Christian Center (across from Fred Meyer in Grants Pass) 229 NE Beacon Drive. A FREE event for classic or special interest cars and trucks. No registration needed. 50s music, local food vendors. – Drive-in Movie Night: Friday, July 23 and Saturday, July 24 at the Josephine County Fairgrounds (after the Cruise on Saturday) – Classic Community Cruisin’: July 24 after the Fabulous 50s car show. Staging at 6 pm. Cruise from 6-9 pm. Sponsored by the Southern Oregon Car Council. No registration needed. For more information, contact Ashley at [email protected]. Other events during the next few months

– Friday nights at Udders Ice Cream, 6 pm Cruise to Udders for ice cream and car chit/chat! Meet us there at 6 pm: 1893 NE 7th Street in the Diamond Home Improvement parking lot. – Medford Cars and Coffee . . . every Saturday morn Join us to socialize and enjoy the cars: Location: Southern Oregon Orthopedics, behind the Starbucks at 2676 E. Barnett Road (across from Asante Hospital in Medford) 8 am to 9:30 am every Saturday. https://medfordcarsncoffee.com/ – Lady Stangs Car Show, Hidden Valley High School, July 17 8550 New Hope Road. 9 am to 2 pm. Registration fee $20 goes to support the Lady Stangs soccer team. Hotcake breakfast served from 8 to 11 am. Trophies. Raffles and 50/50. Jim Wells is encouraging our Club to caravan to car show events. He will be at Abbey’s Pizza at 8 am sharp on the 17th if any of you who are attending would like to caravan with him. – RVCC Fabulous 50s Charity Car Show, July 23 and 24, Grants Pass, Oregon Yes, this is our Club’s annual show. Pre-show on Friday 7/23 and car show in Riverside Park on Saturday 7/24. – Southern Oregon All-Truck Show, Sunday, July 25, Seven Feathers Casino – RVCC Annual Picnic, Sunday, August 8 2 pm for social hour and brief meeting. 3 pm for dinner. Steve Helvik, our Club’s Partier-in-Chief has graciously opened his backyard for the event again this year. His address is 1215 Iron Wood Drive, Grants Pass. At the recent July Club meeting, attendees voted to have Papa Terall’s cater again this year. The vote for Terrall’s was almost unanimous, with only one nay vote (a taco lover who shall remain nameless). Menu: pulled pork and chicken, baked beans, salad, cheesy potatoes and dessert. We are asking for checks in advance ($15 per person) to be sent to the Club by July 30. Attendees will be reimbursed at the picnic and no-shows will forfeit their checks. Please send your checks to Rogue Valley Classic Cruisers, P.O. Box 5241, Grants Pass, OR 97527. – 23rd Annual Lucky 7 MDA Benefit Car Show, August 13-15 Lucky 7 Casino Hotel, Smith River, California. Show & Shine Pre-show, 8/13. Car show, 8/14, 8 am to 4 pm. Cruise 101, 8/15. Cars, trucks, motorcycles, 4X4s. Beer garden. Live Music. T-Shirts. Casino give-aways. Lots of awards. For more information: lucky7casino.com/car-show – Toxic Mopar Challengers & Chargers gathering, September 11, Henry State Winery 687 Hubbard Creek Road, Umpqua, Oregon. 12 Noon. A fun family event organized for ALL car clubs to get to know each other. Barbecue lunch. Beer and wine tent. Horse shoes, mini golf, and a bounce house for the kiddies. Contact Ashley at [email protected] for more information – Wings and Wheels Grants Pass Airport Car Show, Saturday, October 16 This show has been moved to this date in October from its originally scheduled date of Saturday June 26. The Garlands win at Roseburg show Ben and Holly Garland brought their 57 Chevy Bel Air two-door hardtop to Roseburg’s recent Graffiti Weekend where they won 2nd Place in the Best 55 to 57 Class. Congrats, Ben and Holly!

Meeting Minutes, Sunday, July 11, 2021 Meeting called to order by Jim Wells, President at 4:05 P.M. – Jim introduced new members Ron & Sue Loynds. They have a 33 Packard Buss Limo, a 33 Ford Boydster, and a 37 Ford Coupe. He also confirmed new members John & Linda Dittemore who have a 1971 Plymouth Duster. – Jim reminded everyone that the August Club Picnic will be at Steve Helvik's home at 2:00. The members present at the meeting voted for BBQ dinner with an additional salad. Members should submit payment of $15.00 per person to Rogue Valley Classic Cruisers, P.O. Box 5241, Grants Pass, OR 97527 by July 30th. Your payment will be refunded when you show up at the Picnic. The Picnic is a show of thanks and gratitude for the members great help/work. – Jim mentioned that the Lady Stangs car show on July 17 at the Hidden Valley High School (same place as last time) is a worthy event that supports the soccer team. The Board recommended that the Club donate $500.00 to support the Lady Stangs, the members present voted to do so, and Alex Oliva generously offered to match the $500.00. Charlie Price, Vice President, reported that member badges were available and that Fab 50s show T- shirts are $15.00 (Colors: black, white or grey). Joy Westberg, Newsletter Editor, reported that the Daily Courier will write three stories about the Car Show and the Illinois Valley News will write one story. She also mentioned that radio spots will be running the week of the show. Jim Wells mentioned that Ashley of the Southern Oregon Car Club Council posted our Fab 50s Car Show poster on Facebook. Glenn Dean, Treasurer, reported that the club is solvent and that there are funds for the August picnic.

Carolyn Hartzell and Connie Gates, Cruise Directors, reported they are working on cruises: Aug.28, Lake of the Woods; Sept 25, Smoke Jumpers Museum; and an October Fall Color Run (no date set yet). Kathy Simmons, Fab 50's Show Chairperson, reported that 225 people have registered and the on- line cutoff date is July 19. She still needs a Chairperson for the Raffle Booth. She also mentioned that a couple is planning to get married in the small Gazebo during the Fab 50s Show on the 24th. Carolyn Hartzell mentioned that cleanup at the park is all set. Paul Pouliot, Secretary, no report. Connie Gates reported that tickets for Les Robertson’s beautiful quilt were available after the meeting. Sharon Allen mentioned that the Pie & Ice Cream Social is being held Friday July 23 from 4:00 to 7:00 at 508 SW 5th St. The sock-hop is set for July 21st at the Grange to benefit the Shoes for Kids program. Discussion of “Host Parking” Standing Rules: Jim Wells led a very lively discussion on whether or not to change these standing rules. The final decision was tabled until after the Fab 50s car show, Suggested options include: – Option 1: Keep the present rule as is: Members in Host Parking can only get a Host Jacket. – Option 2: Pay $30.00 and be eligible for all awards. – Option 3: No Host/membership cars in the participant parking. – Option 4: Be eligible in participant parking for all awards except Pick Of The Park. – Option 5: Members will be required to work the show in order to park in Host Parking. Charity applications for 2022 Requests for contributions are due by July 22, 2022. 50/50 Drawing was won by Nathan Oliva. Adjournment was at 5:50 pm. These minutes are respectfully submitted by Paul Pouliot, Club Secretary.

June/July Birthdays Dawn Haney 7/7 Barry Waugaman 8/12 Lynda Milder 7/13 Pat Crowell 8/13 Claudia Speziale 7/13 Kristen Stephens 8/13 Jimmy Welch 7/17 Jim Stearns 8/20 Richard Camacho 7/20 Carey Creech 8/23 Nancy Cook 7/24 Pam DeYoung 8/23 Catherine Jones 7/24 Candice Beatty 8/26 Ben Johnson 7/25 Ben Garland 8/27 Karen Stuessi 7/26 Kathy Munyas 8/27 Ron Crowell 7/30 Lisa Johnson 8/29 Paula Foutts 8/9 Steve Jones 8/29 Jan Derryberry/Powell 8/10 Catherine Jones 8/29 Dave Weed 8/10 Scott Sunday 8/29

June/July Anniversaries Craig & Pattye Ingram 7/8 Ken & Bernice Franklin 7/12 Dan & Pam DeYoung 7/26 Bob & Kathy Simmons 8/2 Dave & Carla Borup 8/14 Rex & Margaret Chapman 8/26 Bill & Paula Foutts 8/28 Joe & Lynda Milder 8/30